The Ultimate Hoolikitten!

On Mon, 4 Oct, Tweed wrote:

O J wrote:

On Sun, 03 Oct, Karen Chuplis wrote:

http://www.youthofbritain.com/chillout/

Cute little animation. The song captures that 'full speed till you
drop' nature of kitten antics.

The term "Youth Of Britain" has another of those backward etymologies.
The word "yob" as used to mean a young waster was initialized into
youth of Britain the same way 'posh' was initialized into "Port Out
Starboard Home". Another example is the infamous "For Unlawful Carnal
Knowledge".

The YOB transmutation has been so successful that one minister in
Parliament gave a speech denouncing a secret (and what other type
could it be) organization called the Youth Of Britain. Well, I
suppose the transmogrification is here to stay, the force of reason
never gets in the way of a good story.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

I'm not sure where you got your information from, OJ.

Got my information from another newsgroup, the one with the BOA, the
BOP, and the BOR.

I never heard that yob meant youth of Britain,
in fact I've never heard the term.

It doesn't, but the question is whether some people believe that
that's how the term 'yob' originated. As I said, the false origin
ascribed to 'yob' was noteworthy enough for some back-bencher to call
for an investigation of the "Youth Of Britain" in the House Of
Commons. Perhaps reason has prevailed and the "youth of Britain"story
will die a peaceful death. It won't though if people publish songs
like the theme song to that animation which was titled, as well as was
the web page, "Youth Of Britain".

My definition of a yob is a destructive teenager, out to cause trouble,
wandering the streets in groups and causing wanton damage including
graffitti.

Tweed

Of course, you're correct. The only issue is from whence the term
arose.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Etymology?? What does this have to do with bugs?

Jeanette wrote:

Karen Chuplis wrote in message
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http://www.youthofbritain.com/chillout/



Fantastic. I knew I was in for a treat when I saw 'Joel Veitch'.

Oh, yes, that's the name, and the other name was Rob Manuel, who made
the one with the sleeping cats that Mark posted recently.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Jeanette wrote:

Karen Chuplis wrote in message
...

http://www.youthofbritain.com/chillout/



Fantastic. I knew I was in for a treat when I saw 'Joel Veitch'.

Oh, yes, that's the name, and the other name was Rob Manuel, who made
the one with the sleeping cats that Mark posted recently.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

O J wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Oct, Tweed wrote:

O J wrote:


My definition of a yob is a destructive teenager, out to cause trouble,
wandering the streets in groups and causing wanton damage including
graffitti.

Tweed

Of course, you're correct. The only issue is from whence the term
arose.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Etymology?? What does this have to do with bugs?


I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards. Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

Jeanette

O J wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Oct, Tweed wrote:

O J wrote:


My definition of a yob is a destructive teenager, out to cause trouble,
wandering the streets in groups and causing wanton damage including
graffitti.

Tweed

Of course, you're correct. The only issue is from whence the term
arose.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Etymology?? What does this have to do with bugs?


I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards. Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

Jeanette

Jeanette wrote:

I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards. Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

"Elrigs" is "girls" spelled backwards? In what universe?

Joyce

Jeanette wrote:

I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards. Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

"Elrigs" is "girls" spelled backwards? In what universe?

Joyce

wrote in message
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Jeanette wrote:

I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When
I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the
stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards.
Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

"Elrigs" is "girls" spelled backwards? In what universe?

Joyce

In one where lrig is unprounceable

Jeanette

wrote in message
...
Jeanette wrote:

I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When
I
worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the
stallholders
had their own mad little jargon where many words were said backwards.
Boys
were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

"Elrigs" is "girls" spelled backwards? In what universe?

Joyce

In one where lrig is unprounceable

Jeanette

On Mon, 04 Oct, Jeanette wrote:

Joyce wrote:

Jeanette wrote:

I don't know the true etymology, but a 'yob' is a backwards 'boy'. When
I worked on the fish market in Bolton when I was a teenager, the
stallholders had their own mad little jargon where many words were
said backwards. Boys were yobs, girls were 'elrigs'

"Elrigs" is "girls" spelled backwards? In what universe?

Joyce

In one where lrig is unprounceable

Jeanette

As far as I know, Jeanette, you're absolutely right. The word is
attributable to 'backslang', be it in the fish market or no. At least
the real origin is known, not like OK, the origin of which has spawned
many stories, all of them false.

Regards and Purrs,
O J (OJTB -- TBFTE)